Head-rest



F. M. HIBBARD. HeadRests.

No. 231,578. l Patented Aug. 24,1880.

SM jmd wwmm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRIGK M. HIBBARI), OF MUNCIE, INDIANA.

HEAD- REST.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 231,578, dated August 24, 1880.

Application tiled February 7, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDRICK M. HIBBARD, of Muncie, in the county otDelaWare and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Rests; and I do hereby declare that the following` is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specifcatiomin which is represented my invention in perspective.

The object I have in view is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and withal a comfortable head-rest, which may be conveniently carried when traveling; and to this end myinvention consistsin so shaping a single strand ot' spring- Wire as will both form a support to the cushion and be capable of ready adjustment to the back ot'a car-seat or high-backed chair, as will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

To ena-ble others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe its construction and opera-tion.

A represents a strand of springwire of suitable length and diameter, which is first bent in U shape in such manner as will leave its two ends on a line or even with each other. lI he lower or curved portion is then bent upward to a suitable distance, and finally downward, as fully illustrated in the drawing, leaving a sufcient space between the upward and downward bends to embrace the back of a carseat or the back of a chair.

b b represent wire wound around the upper bent parts ot' the wire forming the head-rest holder and the parallel sides thereof'.

B is the removable head-rest, properly and comfortably cushioned, with two holes on its under side to receive the ends ot' the springback A.

All that is necessary in using my invention is to properly adjust the holder upon the back of a seat or chair and insert the ends ot' the wire frame in the head-rest.

I am fully aware that inventions for a similar purpose have been patented, and therefore confine myself t0 the specific construction set forth.

What I claim, then, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described head-rest, formed of a single piece ot spring-wire, with parallel sides ot the same length, for insertion in rest B, and its lower end bent upward and then downward, with a suitable space between its npward and downward curves to admit of its slipping over the back ot' a seat, and furnished with binding cord or wire b b, thus forming an adjustable and yielding head-rest, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK M. HIBBARD.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. LITTLE, WILLIAM L. LITTLE. 

